The Obama Doctrine presented and discussed

We have seen for eight years that this man is a pompous blame-shifter, but still the choice of an electorate that seems ignorant of America's role as the necessary protector of free nations against tyranny for over sixty years. They say we shouldn't be the world's policeman, but what if there are world criminals? TD   Illustrations added by TD

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The Atlantic  "FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013, the day the feckless Barack Obama brought to a premature end America’s reign as the world’s sole indispensable superpower. . . " 
. . . "At a joint press conference . . . Cameron’s statement, one of his advisers told me, was meant to encourage Obama toward more-decisive action. “The prime minister was certainly under the impression that the president would enforce the red line,”. . . 

. . . "The king of Jordan, Abdullah II—already dismayed by what he saw as Obama’s illogical desire to distance the U.S. from its traditional Sunni Arab allies and create a new alliance with Iran, Assad’s Shia sponsor—complained privately, “I think I believe in American power more than Obama does.” The Saudis, too, were infuriated. They had never trusted Obama—he had, long before he became president, referred to them as a “so-called ally” of the U.S. “Iran is the new great power of the Middle East, and the U.S. is the old,” Jubeir, the Saudi ambassador in Washington, told his superiors in Riyadh." . . .

. . . "For some foreign-policy experts, even within his own administration, Obama’s about-face on enforcing the red line was a dispiriting moment in which he displayed irresolution and naïveté, and did lasting damage to America’s standing in the world. "   Read the full article here

So now here comes the reaction but not to worry; Obama voters will not be concerned in any way. The man may be a foreign policy nincompoop, but he is their foreign policy nincompoop. TD

UK Daily Mail: US bid to heal rift with Prime Minister over Barack Obama's extraordinary Libya blast   "The White House scrambled to repair relations with Britain yesterday after Barack Obama blasted David Cameron over his failures in Libya.

. . . "A diplomatic dispute flared when the US President launched an extraordinary attack on the Prime Minister for helping to turn the country into a 's*** show'." . . .

From The National Interest: Recovering from the Obama Doctrine
“ 'The failure of [the administration’s] foreign policy is now clear to everyone except its architects, and even they must entertain private doubts. . .” So began Jeane Kirkpatrick’s seminal piece excoriating President Carter’s flawed foreign policy and laying the groundwork for a major strategic realignment under President Reagan; but she just as well might have been talking about President Obama as he approaches his final year in office. Rarely has a U.S. president caused so much damage in so many spheres due to such a fundamental failure in foreign policy philosophy." . . .

Iran’s Ayatollah Says, ‘Under Obama, the U.S. Lacks the Might it Once Had’ — Do You AGREE?   . . . "The Ayatollah, who is considered the real power in Iran, noted that “Iran’s cultural heritage and its great civilization along with its independence seeking discourse rooted in the Islamic Revolution culture has increased the Iranian potentials to play a key role in the creation of the new world order.' ”

President Obama says he is more worried about climate change than the terrorist group ISIS

Cancellation of the Trump rally is only the beginning

Trump's cancellation of his rally will open the floodgates of violence wherever he appears.

Is the violence at Trump's Chicago rally a campaign game changer?
. . . "The violent protests will generate some sympathy for Trump. But I think a lot more voters will be appalled that Trump's rhetoric has opened a chasm beneath our feet and given us a glimpse of hell. Violence at political rallies makes us look like a banana republic and cheapens our democracy. The protesters should be allowed to scream all they want outside the arenas were Trump rallies will take place. And Trump should dial down the violent rhetoric that encourages his supporters to lash out at protesters."

Anti-Trump Crowd Flies A Communist Flag During Protest   "I want to say I'm surprised, but I'm not. Anti-Trump protester is seen in the background of CNN's live coverage holding up a Communist flag.

"I suppose since the left seems to forget the fact that Communism is responsible for more deaths than any other form of government, this guy will get some high fives among the Sanders crowd."

Brownshirts invade Trump rally  . . . "Needless to say, such misguided attempts at castigating Trump sickeningly diminish the real atrocities committed by the real Hitler. These people show how little they know, but in addition, last night they showed their hypocrisy."

Hillary Calls for Melted Hearts and Taking Down Confederate Flag in Response to Trump Protest

When asked why they were protesting, several protesters said "I choose not to answer". WTF kind of protester is that?

From The Freedom Fighter's Journal: MAKE NO MISTAKE: THE SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN!

Chants of “Bernie, Bernie”

California’s Carl’s Jr. Says So Long, Golden State

Democrats will chant about "corporate greed", but Americans need to fear government greed!

Investor's Business Daily

"To hear Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, you’d think that taxes can go up to 60% or even 80%, and businesses and investors will just … pay up. But the growing number of businesses stampeding out of high tax areas suggest that they’re very wrong.

"We got more evidence of that this week when CKE Restaurants, the corporate parent of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. restaurants, announced that they are relocating to Nashville, Tennessee.

"Hardee’s will move its headquarters from St. Louis, Missouri, to Nashville, Tennessee, one of America’s fastest growing states.

"Oh, and did we mention that the state has no personal income tax?

"Meanwhile, the Carl’s Jr. move puts more egg on the face of California and the political class in Sacramento. Hamburger fast food chain Carl’s Jr. was founded in California and for years has been headquartered in Carpinteria, California. The highest income tax rate in California is 13%, so moving to Tennessee, where the tax rate is zero, will save the company millions of dollars on taxes a year." . . .

What the left will call evil "corporate greed" is simply good business and the free market at work. TD

Hillary . . . Why Would the Benghazi Mom Have Made Up Her Story? UPDATED

Writer Katherine Timpf states right at the start, "This is not a rhetorical question."

National Review   . . . "I really am asking! I’m a pretty doggone creative person, but no matter how hard I try, I just cannot seem to think of a single reason why Smith would lie about this. After all, it’s not as if Smith has anything to gain politically. (Seeing as, you know, she’s not a politician.) Hillary, on the other hand, has a lot to politically lose if she admits that she did indeed look this woman in the eyes at her only son’s funeral and lie to her about his death."

"To be clear, Hillary’s saying that Smith is “wrong” to accuse her either (a) being delusional and imagining scenarios that did not happen or (b) of being someone who would deliberately lie to her at her own son’s funeral for seemingly no reason at all (that is, of being a twisted and downright despicable person)." . . .  Read more.

UPDATE:  ABC Censors Mother of Benghazi Victim’s Charges Against Hillary Clinton  "In a stunning moment Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, in the March 9 Democratic debate, actually played a clip of Patricia Smith and pressed Hillary Clinton to respond to the mother of Bengazhi victim Sean Smith.

"The moment was stunning because while Fox News has pursued her story, the Big Three networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) have barely touched it. In fact, since 2012, ABC has yet to air a second of Smith’s claims that the former Secretary of State lied to her. In total, there have just been five stories (CBS 2, NBC 3, ABC 0) that contained Smith’s emotional pleas for answers.  

"In contrast, in the summer of 2005 when anti-Iraq war mom Cindy Sheehan camped out in front of George W. Bush’s Crawford, Texas ranch the networks flooded their evening and morning shows with 100 stories (ABC 37, NBC 33, CBS 30) in the first month (August 9 through September 9) of coverage alone." . . .

Applying makeup before filming this spontaneous moment

Slate has some advice for Hillary in opposing Trump

From the very anti-Trump RealClearPolitics. Think not? look at their links.
Start with this one: America's Political Decay and the Rise of Trump  by David Ignatuis

Is Hillary Clinton Likable Enough to Beat Donald Trump?

"Yes, but it won’t be easy."

. . . "After a quarter-century on the national stage, Clinton can no longer console herself that voters just haven’t gotten to know her yet. They know her very well, and a solid, unmovable mass of them simply do not like her. The battering she has taken over her use of a private email server as secretary of state and the pseudo-scandal regarding the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi have reinforced the belief that she is less than truthful. Averaging various polls, her favorable/unfavorable rating now hovers at around 40–53. A 13-point negative gap in favorability would bode badly, were she not facing the prospect of a likely Republican nominee with a 28-point gap."
. . . 

. . . "She will have some chance to show a softer side at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia in July, which follows her pregnant daughter Chelsea’s due date for the Clintons’ second grandchild. Instances of warmth may ensue.

"But trying too hard to humanize Clinton could backfire, as it did in 2000 with Al Gore’s attempts at a makeover when he ran for the Democrats. A wiser strategy would be to reinforce what people do like about Clinton. Whether or not they fully trust her, large majorities of voters view her as competent, decisive, and prepared for the job of being president. Politicians don’t need to be beloved in order to be successful. A measure of respect is sufficient."

Can Socialist Monopoly compete with Capitalist Monopoly?

The People's Cube  . . . "Brilliant minds among the loser community have made repeated attempts to make new rules that would allow them to become winners. They mostly ended up with appointing one of the players to be a dictator (usually themselves), who promises to redistribute everything on the board equally so that everyone wins. The dictator appoints assistants and together they become the government. For this plan to work, the government must forcibly take over all the property on the game board. Thus the government becomes a monopolist and the sole big winner. All the others become perpetual lesser winners: equal among themselves, but not equal to the government and its officials. Let's broadly describe it as Socialist Monopoly. " . . .

Progressive Monopoly

Communist Monopoly

KRAUTHAMMER: Bernie Sanders, The Holocaust and identity

 "Jews must not make victimhood [their] chief legacy"

Charles Krauthammer 

"Bernie Sanders is the most successful Jewish candidate for the presidency ever. It’s a rare sign of the health of our republic that no one seems to care or even notice much. Least of all, Sanders himself. Which prompted Anderson Cooper in a recent Democratic debate to ask Sanders whether he was intentionally keeping his Judaism under wraps.

“ 'No,” answered Sanders: “I am very proud to be Jewish.” He then explained that the Holocaust had wiped out his father’s family. And that he remembered as a child seeing neighbors with concentration camp numbers tattooed on their arms.

"Being Jewish, he declared, “is an essential part of who I am as a human being.”

"A fascinating answer, irrelevant to presidential politics but quite revealing about the state of Jewish identity in contemporary America.

"Think about it. There are several alternate ways American Jews commonly explain the role Judaism plays in their lives." . . .

Also here: Krauthammer: Politics, the Holocaust and Jewish identity

"Charles Krauthammer says the role of Judaism should be balanced between the memory of martyrdom and the revival of Hebrew in a new age."  Sorry, but this source requires a subscription.

POLS WANT TO MAKE CITIZENSHIP IRRELEVANT — SHOWING DISRESPECT FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM

Mark-Viverito wants to grant voting rights to non-citizens

Infowars

"New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has long refused to pledge even ceremonial allegiance to the American flag. No surprise, then, that she displays no respect for American citizenship, either.

Mark-Viverito wants to grant voting rights to non-citizens — including, perhaps, illegal immigrants — in all municipal elections. And she’s not alone.

Meanwhile, New York state’s newly minted Education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, champions licensing illegal immigrants to teach in New York’s public schools, as well as to practice 52 other regulated professions. Not that her views really matter, of course. The state Board of Regents just approved the change. (It’s a going-away present from Chancellor Merryl Tisch, soon to depart after seven years as felonious former Assembly speaker Shelly Silver’s hand-picked education czar.)

"To be sure, both schemes come wrapped in pretty ribbons." . . .

It’s all about making sure that New York never again suffers the presence of powerful Republicans.

Full article here.  Once more...fear her voters!

Attorney General Lynch Looks Into Prosecuting ‘Climate Change Deniers’

"None of the public officials involved in this abuse of the prosecutorial power of the government recognize the outrageousness of what they are doing or are urging the FBI and the Justice Department to do. They want to investigate and prosecute corporations and individuals for their opinions on an unproven scientific theory, for which there is not a consensus, despite inaccurate claims to the contrary."

Hans von Spakovsky

In news that should shock and anger Americans, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that not only has she discussed internally the possibility of pursuing civil actions against so-called “climate change deniers,” but she has “referred it to the FBI to consider whether or not it meets the criteria for which we could take action.”

Whitehouse, Democrat

Lynch was responding to a question from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who urged Lynch to prosecute those who “pretend that the science of carbon emissions’ dangers is unsettled,” . . . "

 . . . "What Lynch should have said to Whitehouse is that the duty of the U.S. Justice Department (and the FBI) is to fairly enforce the laws of the United States in a dispassionate, nonideological manner based on the facts, not to investigate those who hold disfavored views regarding scientific controversies."   But . . .

That Obama is more popular than ever and politicians such as Democrat Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse are the choice of their state makes me fear their voters as much as I do those they elect. TD

LYING AS FAST AS SHE CAN, CONT’D

Power Line   "The editors of the New York Post widen the focus on Hillary Clinton’s performance at her most recent debate with Bernie Sanders. They call her performance “another pack of lies.”Here I would like simply to yield the floor to the editors of the Post:. . .  

An excerpt here:

. . . No: The Obama administration never got any suggestion from the field that the deadly attack was anything but a long-planned assault by terrorists. The “blame the video” idea was cooked up in Washington.

Not entirely Clinton’s fault — except that she chose to needlessly retail that spin to grieving families, rather than just say, “We will make whoever did this pay.” . . .

That debate audience who booed Jorge Ramos so loudly: were they unaware of Hillary's record or, as Bill Clinton's supporters were, totally devoid of concern over it? TD

Speaking of Bill Clinton:

Hillary’s Bill Problem Is Back

After Hillary said Donald Trump "demonstrated a penchant for sexism" in January, Trump sharply riposted by reminding everyone of some of the 1990s’ worst moments. "She wants to accuse me of things and the husband is one of the great abusers of the world," Trump said. "Give me a break." Hillary hasn’t mentioned Trump’s treatment of women since.

. . . "Actually, Hillary is pretty politically savvy, and she’s been playing the game most of her adult life. She also possesses many appealing assets other politicians don’t, including the discipline and Washington savvy Bill lacked when he became president in 1993. But the woman cruelly nicknamed Sister Frigidaire in high school, whose mother dreamed of her being America’s first female chief justice of the Supreme Court, does lack Bill's magnetism and smooth charm. And that is a problem for her, if for no other reason than he will be by her side for the duration of the campaign—and she is hardly the only one to note that, next to him, she's no "natural.' " . . .

Warren's Consideration, paid for through students tuition can we not assume?

Snopes  . . . "It's fair to say average Americans would find homes in Warren's neighborhood to be out of their price range, and assessments of the value of Warren's home hover between one and two million dollars, far under the $5.4 million cited in the image above. It's possible the estimate came from the range in which Warren listed her home on standard disclosure forms in 2011 [PDF], a pre-set checkbox field that indicates a value anywhere between one and five million dollars. 

"Although at one point, Warren did draw a large salary for teaching at Harvard (her 2011 campaign disclosure form indicates a salary for 2010-2011 of $429,981 although her paperwork doesn't indicate how many classes she was actually teaching), her 2013 tax filings [PDF] indicated that she left in January of that year (when she was sworn in to her Senate post) only retaining an agreement to be able to store some materials at the university and retain an honorary title of emeritus professor. A Harvard Computer Society (HCS) document held Warren's salary was $192,550 at an unspecified juncture, along with $133,453 in "other compensation." 

Run, Bernie, run!